Five Karnataka villages come under surveillance after Zika virus outbreak Subject : Science and Tech Section: Health Context: The Karnataka Health Department, which is closely monitoring the situation in  Chickballapur after a mosquito pool in Thalakayalbetta village of the district was found to be positive for Zika, has sent serum samples of 30 pregnant women from five villages in the containment zone to the National Institute of  Virology (NIV), here, for testing. About Zika Virus: It is a mosquito-borne virus that was first identified in the Zika Forest of Uganda in […]